The Highway Rat
Give me your buns and your biscuits!
2018 | 25m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jeroen Jaspaert |
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| Writer: | Jeroen Jaspaert, Axel Scheffler, Julia Donaldson |
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| The tale of a ravenous rat who craves buns, biscuits and all sweet things. Tearing along the highway, he searches for sugary treats to steal, until his sweet tooth leads him to a sticky end. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 10, 2018 |
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| Director: | Jeroen Jaspaert |
| Writer: | Jeroen Jaspaert, Axel Scheffler, Julia Donaldson |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Comedy |
| Keywords | based on children's book, rat, short film |
| Production Companies | BBC, Magic Light Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Rob Brydon | Narrator / The Horse (voice) |
| David Tennant | The Highway Rat (voice) |
| Nina Sosanya | The Duck (voice) |
| Tom Hollander | The Squirrel (voice) |
| Frances de la Tour | The Rabbit (voice) |
| Husaam Kiani | The Kitten (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jeroen Jaspaert | Writer, Director |
| Axel Scheffler | Author |
| René Aubry | Music |
| Robin Sales | Editor |
| Caroline Vos | Production Design |
| Sarah-Jane Williams | Art Direction |
| Adrian Rhodes | Sound Mixer, Sound Designer |
| Terry Davies | Conductor, Music Producer |
| Sarah Roberts | Post Production Coordinator |
| Julia Donaldson | Author |
| Karen Lindsay-Stewart | Casting Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Martin Pope | Producer |
| Michael Rose | Producer |
| Mike Buckland | Co-Producer |
| Barney Goodland | Associate Producer |
| Daryl Shute | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Well he is a rat, after all, so we ought to expect him too be a bit of a terror. He sits astride his horse doing his own version of Dick Turpin - only maybe that should be "Nick" as he usually, and sometimes quite threateningly, steals the food from the mouths of just about everyone he encounters. H ... e thinks his luck is truly in when he encounters a duck, but she's no fool. She tells him of a place were there are cakes and chocolates galore and his greed soon gets the better of his common sense with rather parable-esque consequences for just about everyone. It's the horse that steals this for me, but the other characters each have their part to play in demonstrating the merits of share and share alike, especially when faced with a bully. It's quite funny at times, and the style of animation is detailed and engaging - if perhaps just a little linear. This is enjoyable family fayre that effortlessly passes half an hour without labouring the points it's quite powerfully making.